Ocean Passion Blog Series

This week we have an interview with a politician that helped the shark fin ban movement in Canada get started - Phil Gillies. I was born just north of London, England. Our family immigrated to Canada when I was 7. I grew up in Brantford, Ontario – a small industrial city about an hour southwest of Toronto. I took a degree in political science at Western University, and almost immediately after graduating I was immersed in politics